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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White anxiety.
(b) White fragility.
(c) White privilege.
(d) White frailty.

2. Who does Lalami say often get excluded from social programs like Social Security and Medicare?
(a) Nonwhites.
(b) Disabled people.
(c) The Elderly.
(d) Poor people.

3. What event does Lalami believe got her fired from her first post-grad school job in L.A.?
(a) She missed several important deadlines.
(b) She refused to go on a date with her editor.
(c) She refused to hug a TV producer.
(d) She was almost always late for work.

4. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?
(a) 1724.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1864.
(d) 2014.

5. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?
(a) $150/month.
(b) $450/month.
(c) $950/month.
(d) $2500/month.

6. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-dominant languages are viewed in the United States?
(a) They are looked at with suspicion.
(b) They are looked at with awe.
(c) They are stigmatized.
(d) People strive to learn them.

7. In "Tribe," what category does Lalami say Arabs fall under in the U.S.?
(a) White.
(b) Other.
(c) Black.
(d) Asian.

8. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?
(a) Urban white communities.
(b) Black communities.
(c) Rural white communities.
(d) Muslim communities.

9. What are some things about gender roles that Lalami says she learned in school?
(a) Women and men were considered equal at that time.
(b) Women should be rulers of their home.
(c) Women should manage finances and take care of the children.
(d) Women should dress modestly and submit to their husbands.

10. In "Caste," what does Lalami say about women and silence?
(a) Silent women are looked upon with suspicion.
(b) Women are encouraged to speak up and speak out.
(c) Silence is considered a natural condition of women.
(d) The feminist movement put an end to the history of silencing women.

11. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).
(a) Racism.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Sexism.
(d) The United States Government.

12. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?
(a) They are treated as ordinary.
(b) They are praised.
(c) They are virtually invisible.
(d) They are monitored.

13. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?
(a) The Immigration Act.
(b) The Citizenship Act.
(c) The Free White Persons Act.
(d) The Naturalization Act.

14. At what age does Lalami say she began to experience harassment in Morocco?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.

15. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) White.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?

2. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?

3. How old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?

4. When does Lalami say she became inspired by Moroccan feminists?

5. How does Lalami describe California's attitude toward the poor at the start of "Caste"?

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